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Sneak-Peak at the Upcoming Zune 3.0 Release
windowsvistablog.com - 9/10/2008
Sneak-Peak at the Upcoming Zune 3.0 Release
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Yesterday, the Zune Team announced their Zune 3.0 release was hitting next week on September 16th. As a Zune user myself, I am pretty stoked for the Zune 3.0 release. The Zune 3.0 release consists of updates across the entire Zune ecosystem including new firmware updates for all Zune devices, ...

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Geek In Disguise:  Zune 3.0 – buy from FM radio

D' Technology Weblog:  Zune 3.0 Sneak Peak

Microsoft confirms Zune details
news.cnet.com - 9/8/2008
Microsoft confirms Zune details
— news.cnet.com — Updated 10:20 a.m., with pricing details. The new Zune showed up a bit early on Fry's Web site. Pictured here is the 8GB blue-on-silver version. (Credit: Fry's Electronics) With most of its news already leaked out there, Microsoft on Monday ... (more) Microsoft confirms Zune details

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microsoft.com - 9/8/2008
Zune Takes Music Discovery to the Next Level With New Ways to Find and Access Digital Music: ...
— microsoft.com — Channels. Channels are an exciting new tool for music discovery. Customers can explore channels programmed by experts from the music industry such as the Billboard Top 100, The FADER magazine and KEXP radio, in addition to workout-themed channels ... (more) Zune Takes Music Discovery to the Next Level With New ...

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zuneinsider.com - 9/10/2008
Yep, We're Doing Those Things
— zuneinsider.com — As you’ve seen, some Zune bits and pieces have been hitting the interwebs…especially the great finds from our fans! Today I’m very excited to admit announce the Zune 3.0 fall update, available for download September 16. In short, ... (more) Yep, We're Doing Those Things

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Zune 3.0 – buy from FM radio
Geek In Disguise — ... is about the iPod announcements yesterday but I am still intrigued by the purchase from FM radio feature coming in Zune 3.0 and just noticed a short video demo over on the Windows Vista blog. Okay, the shake to shuffle feature of the new iPod Nano is very cool but longer term I think this buy from FM combined with Wifi access feature could be killer. ...

Zune 3.0 Sneak Peak
D' Technology Weblog — ... to a local wireless “hot spot” (hot spots can range from your own wireless home network to your local coffee shop): Video: Zune Fall 2008 Wireless Features Megan Tedesco, Program Manager on the Zune Device Team, discusses the Buy from FM feature let lets you add songs you hear from a FM radio station to your cart for purchase and download from the Zune Marketplace: Video: Zune Fall update: buy from FM Source:→ Windows Experience Blog ...

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Zune 80GB price cuts, Zune 120GB and 16GB hitting shelves early
engadget.com 9/14/2008 — As the story goes, Mr. Blurry Cam walks into a Harborcreek, PA Wal-mart and spots this, the Zune 80GB on rollback ($50 off list) and new $250 Zune 120GB. The blue Zune 16GB (not pictured) was said to be in stock as well. So while the 3.0 firmware ...
New Zune 16GB colors, free McDonalds WiFi
engadget.com 9/16/2008 — It all seems so socially apropos: the more pedestrian Zune is to McDonalds what the oft pretentious iPhone is to Starbucks . Through a partnership with Wayport Inc., Zune users will now receive free wireless access to the Zune Marketplace (only, ...
Zune 120, 80, 16, and 8 gallery — Gear Live
Okay, so the new Zune software is live, and we have new Zune hardware to go along with it. We figured we’d bring you a look at the Zune 120 and Zune 16 that just came out, as compared to last years Zune 80 and Zune 8. The changes in the hardware are all cosmetic, which to us meant that ...
Zune 3.0 hands-on — Engadget
After a couple misstarts, we've finally got Zune 3.0 running on our computer and that shiny new blue Zune 8 we nabbed yesterday. We had problems with the straight installer, but updating from within Zune 2.5 worked quite well, and after a restart we were able to perform the same feat on the ...
Zune 3.0 ships with Originals, McD's Wi-Fi — Electronista | The Macintosh News Network
As promised, Microsoft today rolled out its Zune 3.0 software and the according updates for its Zune players. The upgrade lets every Zune from the original 30GB model up to the new 16GB and 120GB versions download songs directly from the Zune Market...
Order McDonald Happy Meal and Supersize with mp3’s — SolSie.com
After the release of the new Zune 120GB and Zune 8/16GB Flash. Microsoft today has made available the new Zune 3.0 software for all the current and older Zune models. The most notable feature of Zune 3.0 is the capability to purchase the same tune playing on the FM radio or purchase any tunes ...
Zune v3 is Available NOW — Mobility Site
I am installing mine even as we speak. I am very excited about this update for some reason, and am hoping for good things from it. Certainly I hope it will at least make up for my general disappointment with iTunes 8. Download your new software at Zune.net And if you get a chance, drop ...
Zune 3.0 software now available — CrunchGear
Zune fanboys; go and get your 3.0 software update and just like past updates, this one adds all the new Zune goodies to the older generation. That means the new software adds the WiFi Marketplace, FM tagging, and dynamic playlists to even that old sh*t brown Zune. Thanks Redmond!  ...
Do You Want Wi-Fi With That? Zune Users Get Free Net Access at McDonalds [Zune] — Gizmodo
Zune owners are getting free Wi-Fi access at McDonalds, as well as the 3.0 software today. It's using the Wayport Wi-Fi system at about 10,000 stores, and as a Wayport spokesman puts it, it lets them "attract new customers whose digital lifestyle extends beyond their home and office." Yep, out ...
Zune 3.0 Software Update Out Now [Zune 3.0] — Gizmodo
The Zune 3.0 update is just hitting now chaps. Go grab it, update your PMPs and tell us how it goes in the comments. [ Thanks mbaronny! ]
Photos: Zune 120 and Zune 16 (third generation) — Crave: The gadget blog
Click to see our photo gallery for the Zune 120 (third generation) (Credit: CNET Networks) The new Zunes are here, hot on the heels of last week's iPods . While the Zune hardware hasn't changed much since last year's models, our photo galleries of the Zune 120 and ...
Zune 3.0 software sneek peek — Crave: The gadget blog
Click to see the Zune software 3.0 photo gallery. (Credit: Microsoft) With any luck, Zune users will be treated to revamped software and firmware tomorrow, compatible with all generations of Zune media players. The PC-only Zune software is now in version 3.0, and includes some ...
Zune 120 And Zune 16 Show Up On Our Doorstep With A New Look [Zune] — Gizmodo
Announced last week, the new line of refreshed Zune players arrived at Giz HQ today for our consumption. I really like the glossy black front, and anodized black metal back, which gives it a svelte, elegant look. One thing to note about the Zune 120 is that, unlike the Zune 80, it does not come ...
Zune 120 & 16 Hardware Review — Anything But iPod
One of the things I really appreciate about the Zune is every time the Zune gets a firmware update, its like a brand new device. Even the old school Zune 30's function just as any of the new hardware after the 3.0 firmware update. Like I mentioned way back in the very first Zune 1.0 review, ...
More Sneak-Peaks at the Forthcoming Zune 3.0 Software [Zune 3.0] — Gizmodo
We've already seen Mixview , Zune 3.0's more visual take on a Genius-like auto-generating playlist, as well as some videos showing the new Wi-Fi features like Buy From FM on the device itself. Today some more interface shots of what Microsoft will help turn the Zune guy back have surfaced for ...
New Zunes confirmed and new software update due — Krunker
(reprinted from ZuneSphere.com ) We’re nearing the third anniversary of the Zune (ok.. we’re about two months) so if you’re Microsoft, what do you do? Keep them coming of course! Unlike the last two years, you won’t see any new hardware designs for the Zune this ...
New Zune, New Software — Geek In Disguise
Still no word in when it’s coming to the UK but new Zune sizes and colours are confirmed – 120gb in the large format and now up to 16gb in the smaller format. Ina Fried has all the details on C|NET . Beyond the hardware, the software updates were most intriguing additions for me – especially ...